GRE Word List
JUXTAPOSE
to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect)
The meaning of the word juxtapose is to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sibling | sib |
| wretch | a miserable person : one who is profoundly unhappy or in great misfortune |
| rancid | having an unpleasant smell or taste usually from chemical change or decomposition |
| protege | one who is protected or trained or whose career is furthered by a person of experience, prominence, or influence |
| impalpable | incapable of being felt by touch : intangible |
| virulent | marked by a rapid, severe, and destructive course |
| ornithologist | a branch of zoology dealing with birds |
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| killjoy | one who spoils the pleasure of others |
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